![]() Through this dissertation, I push beyond the traditional bipolar narrative of the increasing movement of Greek art, materials, and craftsmen to Rome through commissions, plunder, and trade, an approach which obscures the richly complex interchanges that influenced artistic production in the second century. Strong regional variation in political, economic, and social conditions therefore served as catalysts rather than impediments for the acceleration in the production of cult buildings and statues in this period. ![]() Amid warfare, political turmoil, and social and economic change, the crafting of cult images not only endured, but prospered. The creation of cult statues and temples offered a fundamental opportunity for Hellenistic rulers, Greek poleis, Roman magistrates, and the sculptors and architects they employed to engage in community development and political advancement. ![]() An investigation into the various elements involved in the crafting of a cult statue-the choice of materials, technique, and scale-reveals how a community used sacred art to express its local traditions within an increasingly diverse and expanding world. In this dissertation, I center on the production and viewing of cult statues, from Asia Minor to the Italian peninsula, in this transformative period. The second century BCE witnessed a noted boom in cult statue and temple construction that coincided with larger trends in civic development across the Mediterranean. ![]()
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